ANAHEIM – Matt Shoemaker said he felt “really good” while playing catch on Monday, but he didn’t test his arm enough to have an idea of how soon he will be back.

Shoemaker had his start on Monday scratched because of forearm tightness he felt after his last outing.

Shoemaker said he’s not sure what the next steps are, but he assumes he will continue to increase the intensity of playing catch until he’s ready to get on a mound. He will need to throw off a mound at some point before he starts again.

The Angels next need a pitcher for his spot on Sept. 15 at Seattle.

MRI FOR PUJOLS

Albert Pujols underwent an MRI on his right foot on Monday. He had not yet gotten the results as of Monday afternoon, but he was in the lineup to DH.

Pujols hurt his foot when he hit the bag trying to beat a play at first on Aug. 28 in Cleveland. He aggravated it on Friday, and said on Saturday that he will be limited to DH indefinitely.

“He’s OK to DH,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He’s obviously playing a little banged up, but he feels good swinging the bat, so we’ll keep him at DH for now.”

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Johnny Giavotella said his vision hasn’t improved enough for him to begin hitting. Giavotella has been out for more than two weeks with a problem that causes double-vision. He ran the bases and took some ground balls on Monday…

David Freese has been batting seventh against right-handed pitchers since coming back from the disabled list. He hit fifth or sixth before he got hurt. One difference is the Angels now have David Murphy, a left-handed hitter they like in the middle of the order. C.J. Cron has also been hitting much better than before Freese got hurt. “Right now if you have a guy like David Freese swinging the bat well and he’s hitting seventh, that shows you have some depth in your lineup,” Scioscia said. “That’s what we’re trying to establish.”

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